YOUR GUIDE - Klaus Uhlenhut
John Young, Australia's well known and respected naturalist, wildlife film maker and consultant, says:"Birding and travelling through this great country of ours is one of life's great pleasures.
Often it takes us into remote and sometimes uncharted wilderness, which few people get a chance to experience ...... unless you are with Klaus, when your tour will be an adventure of hospitality with expertise in observing wildlife, and especially bird watching, and become one of the memorable experiences in your life."
With a love of nature and the environment
since childhood, Klaus first experienced Australian Wildlife when he
arrived in Darwin from West Germany in 1980.
Working on Dunk Island Klaus' affinity with camera
and nature, and his unaffected sense of discovery, enthusiasm and easy-going
manner, led to the job of the Islands Naturalist, and inspiration from the
Wompoo Fruit-Dove
(Ptilinopus magnificus) to specialise in Birding. With
Dunk Islands Wild and Bird Life fully catalogued, Klaus set off to the Tip
of Cape York where Australian Airlines employed him as their official Naturalist
at their newly upgraded Wilderness Lodge.
In 1989, armed with invaluable knowledge gained from years of experience of the North's ' Special Places' both with Wildlife and in the tourist industry, Klaus opened his own business, Kirrama Wildlife Tours.
Now, with nearly twenty years of expertise in birdwatching, recognising calls, nocturnal bird searching and locating wildlife in Australia's northern regions, Klaus specialises in finding that elusive bird for the experienced birdo. Beginners fit in just as comfortably in the small groups, where the informal atmosphere brings together people from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities with one common interest ............birds.
Since 1983, Klaus has photographed with publishing success Australian Wildlife. His photographs have been used in numerous publications including, wilderness diaries, educational material, books, magazines, and calenders. He is a contributor to two photographic libraries.:
A.N.T. Photo library in Melbourne/Australia.
Animals Animals/ Earth Scenes in New York/USA.
YOUR GUIDE - Brian J. Coates
Papua New Guinea Tour
Brian Coates fell under the spell of New Guinea in April 1969 (at the
age of 28) when he flew into Jackson’s Airport for the first time and was
thrilled by the sight of the spectacular landforms and forests of the Port
Moresby hinterland. He has remained captivated by this remarkable island ever
since.
Brian is an Australian citizen, born in the U.K. He trained in U.K. as a
Construction Engineer before migrating to Australia in 1964 where he worked
first in Griffith, NSW and then in Omeo, Victoria before moving to Papua New
Guinea in 1969. He lived in P.N.G. between 1969 and 1983. In 1983 Brian and
his wife Del moved to their present home in Brisbane, Queensland. Since then he
has made numerous visits back to P.N.G. for ornithological pursuits, including
leading birding tours. Brian has been a keen birder since childhood. His birding
areas have also included the U.K., Europe, Middle East, India, Nepal, SE & E
Asia, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Solomons, Australia, New Zealand, New
Caledonia, other islands of the SW Pacific, and U.S.A. He has also led birding
tours to Melanesia.
Brian became a full-time freelance ornithologist and self-publishing author from
1983 to the present. He is the author of: “Birds in Papua New Guinea” (1977);
“The Birds of Papua New Guinea, Volume 1” (1985); “The Birds of Papua New
Guinea, Volume 2” (1990); “Birds of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago: A
Photographic Guide” (2001) and co-author of: “A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea”
(1997).
YOUR GUIDE - Lloyd Nielsen
Cape York Bird Week
Field ornithologist Lloyd Nielsen joined Birds Australia in 1959. He has acted as a referee for HANZAB (The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds), and many of his field notes appear in ornithological literature. Lloyd has been a guide / co-organiser of the Cape York Bird Week in 1988 and is a regular guest guide of this event.
One of his current projects is the elusive Buff-breasted Button-quail of Cape York Peninsula.
Lloyd’s photographs of Australian birds are published worldwide by Photolibrary Group Limited, England. He has personally guided to prime birding sites Australia-wide, and authored/illustrated the following books:
“Birding Australia International Edition ” (published annually)
“Birding Australia Australian Edition” (published annually)
“Birding Australia Site Guide ~ The South-East”
“Birds of Lamington National Park & Environs”
“Birds of Queensland’s Wet Tropics & Great Barrier Reef”
“Daintree Jewel of Tropical North Queensland”
Lloyd Nielsen’s Birding Australia www.birdingaustralia.com.au
Write to: PO Box 55 Mt Molloy Qld 4871
Ph/fax: (07) 4094 1372 (International: 61 7 4094 1372)
Kirrama Wildlife Tours P.O. Box 1400, Innisfail, Queensland, 4860, Australia
Phone: (07) 4065 5181
International Phone: 61 7 40655 181
email: info@kirrama.com.auAll photos on these pages by Klaus Uhlenhut © 1996
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